KYZEN is two for two with the 2017 NPI Awards for the ANALYST™ and DS3522 DuoSolvent™

KYZEN received two 2017 NPI Awards. The company was awarded in the category of Process Control Tools for the new ANALYST™ Real-Time Concentration Monitoring & Reporting System, and Cleaning Materials for the KYZEN® DS3522 DuoSolvent™ Cleaning Agent. The awards were presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

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Essemtec wins the 2017 NPI Award for Multifunction Placement for the new FOX²

Essemtec were awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Component Placement - Multifunction for its FOX2. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 ceremony that took place during the IPC APEX EXPO. This marks the 15th industry award that the Swiss manufacturer has received in recognition of its production systems for electronic assembly and packaging. - The new FOX2 by Essemtec combines jetting of solder paste or glue and placement in a single machine. The new version is based on the original award-winning platform, which is the ﬁrst machine in its class with linear motors and a mineral cast frame, providing excellent speed, stability, accuracy, and making it perfectly suited for use in small to medium production environments.

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Nordson DAGE,were awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Test & Inspection - X-ray for its Quadra™ 7. The award was presented to the company during a ceremony that took placeduring the IPC APEX EXPO. Premiering in 2008, the NPI Awards program is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts.

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The New Metcal Connection Validation™ receives a 2017 NPI Award

Metcal were awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Soldering - Hand Tools for its CV-5200 Connection Validation™ Soldering Station, as selected by an independent panel of practicing industry engineers. Evaluation of the award entries is based on several criteria, including innovation; compatibility with existing technology; cost-effectiveness; design, and more. The award was presented to the company during the IPC APEX EXPO. - The patented CV-5200 Connection Validation™ Soldering Station is the next major step in the evolution of process control. CV is the world's first soldering station capable of evaluating the quality of the solder joint by calculating the intermetallic compound formation and providing real-time, closed-loop feedback to the operator via an integrated LED ring in the hand piece.

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Datest wins a 2017 NPI Award for Its PCBA/PCBF Reverse Engineering Service

Datest, a leading provider of advanced, efficient and mission-critical in-circuit testing, test engineering, and X-ray inspection solutions, were awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Test & Inspection - Functional Test for its PCBA/PCBF Reverse Engineering Service. The award was presented to the company during the IPC APEX EXPO. - Datest's PCBA/PCBF Reverse Engineering Service creates CAD files, parts lists, netlists and electronic schematics where previous archives were lost or never existed. Flying probe technology can create of all these files, which can then be handed over to a layout service bureau for board redesign and creation of gerber photoplot files. CT-scan and high-end X-ray technology supplements flying probe as a verification step.

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Juki Automation Systems (JAS), Inc., a world-leading provider of automated assembly products and systems and part of Juki Automation Systems Corporation, together with Storage Solutions, a division of ESSEGI SYSTEM SERVICE s.r.l., were awarded a joint 2017 NPI Award. The award was presented to the companies in the Component Storage category for the new ISM UltraFlex 3600 during the IPC APEX EXPO.

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Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ：DAIO) have been awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Programming for the LumenX TM v1.2 integration with the PSV5000 automated programming system. The award was presented to the company during the IPC APEX EXPO.

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EVS receives a 2017 NPI Award for Its EVS 500LF solder recovery system

EVS International, the leader in solder recovery, have been awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Soldering - Other for its EVS 500LF Solder Recovery System. The award was presented to the company during the IPC APEX EXPO.

EVS has continually improved the performance of the EVS units and the new EVS 500LF is no exception. With the new concept of improved performance plus the significant reduction in price, everyone can enjoy the savings that EVS solder recovery systems can offer. The EVS500LF is designed to ensure that the maximum recovery is maintained throughout the life of the wave solder system. Users can quickly recover up to 80 percent of pure solder with a higher ROI from the waste dross.

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Akrometrix wins a 2017 NPI Award for Its Next Generation AXP Shadow Moiré System at APEX

Akrometrix, LLC, the leading provider of thermal warpage and strain metrology equipment to both the front- and back-end semiconductor and electronics industries, have been awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of First Article Inspection for the new AXP 2.0. The award was presented to the company during the IPC APEX EXPO.

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Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., an advanced joining material supplier, announces that it has been awarded a 2017 NPI Award in the category of Soldering Materials for its SN100CV P506 D4 Lead-Free Solder Paste. The award was presented to the company's President, Tetsuro Nishimura during a Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.

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Kurtz Ersa North America, a leading supplier of electronics production equipment, exhibited at the 2017 IPC APEX EXPO. Ersa showed the VERSAFLEX-Ultra, the award-winning HR 550 Rework system and its complete APEX Professional Selective Soldering Package. - The VERSAFLEX-Ultra selective solder module offers unlimited flexibility, productivity and uncompromising quality - two solder pots, either y- and x-variable or z-variable, equipped with different solder and different solder nozzles, can work in parallel. - With its revolutionary flexibility, the soldering pots are able to move freely in x-, y- and z-direction.

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